> In a similar way, the loss of information on the internet is not "natural" either, it's the result of deliberate business decisions that come from a specific

> In a similar way, the loss of information on the internet is not "natural" either, it's the result of deliberate business decisions that come from a specific trend of monetization. It is the default. To keep information around "forever" you need people working on it forever. Current storage mediums don't even last 100 years. Browsers change, technologies get dropped (flash), people stop paying for websites (geocities). Bandwith isn't free. If you want to preserve anything you have to make an actual effort, put energy in. Things decay by nature.